Children of America Chestnut Hill

At time of unannounced inspection on 10/1/25, it was acknowledged by staff person #1 and #2 that children are not taken outside every day, weather permitting

At time of renewal inspection on 9/17/25, several licensed rooms (Two's A, Two's B, Toddler C, Pre-K A and Pre-K B) were observed to be closed due to water damage from a leaking pipe in the second-floor bathroom.

At time of renewal inspection on 9/17/25, children were observed sleeping in/on rest equipment in the infant room and the Toddler A room and there was not 2 feet of space on three sides of the rest equipment while in use.

During unannounced inspection on 4/30/25, the indoor play space (City Place) was being used as storage and was not suitable or safe for indoor play.

During unannounced inspection on 4/30/25, the bathroom in the Two A classroom had different types of plastic bags in the corner and they were accessible to the children under 3 years of age.

At time of renewal inspection on 11/6/24, a variety of a Kalanchoe plant was observed in the Toddler B room.

At time of renewal inspection on 11/6/24, a child was observed sleeping in a crib and the crib was positioned in front of an emergency exit door.

At time of renewal inspection on 11/6/24, the refrigerator in the Infant B room had an oven thermometer located in the refrigerator which could not accurately measure the temperature of the refrigerator.

At time of renewal inspection on 11/6/24, the fire drill log used by the facility did not list the names of the facility persons participating in the fire drill, it only listed the number of participating staff.

At time of renewal inspection on 11/6/24, there was no documentation the fire system was being tested every 30 days.

At time of renewal inspection on 11/6/24, staff person #1 did not have documentation of completing the required pre-service training within 90 days of hire.

At time of renewal inspection on 11/6/24, the agreement for child #2 did not list the child's arrival and departure times and did not list the designated release persons.

At time of renewal inspection on 11/6/24, the emergency information for child #1 did not include the phone number for the child's physician. The emergency information for child #2 did not include the address of the child's physician.

At time of renewal inspection on 11/6/24, the emergency information for child #1 and #3 did not include signed parental consent for emergency medical care or for the administration of minor first-aid procedures.

At time of unannounced inspection on 9/17/24, the following physical site hazards were observed by cert rep during walkthrough of facility: Construction/renovations are being completed on the windows throughout the facility. Plywood is being used to cover the windows until the new windows are installed. Plywood covering the windows is in most classrooms and in 1 indoor play space and is accessible to children ages infant to school age. The plywood has a rough surface with splintering possibility, has duct tape around the edges that is being loosened by children tugging on it which exposes the unfinished edges of the plywood and crumbling cement underneath the tape, all of which is accessible to children. Staples that are not flush with the wall are holding duct tape in place in higher areas and these large staples are accessible to the school age children. Corners of some of the classrooms were observed to be visibly dusty and dirty from the renovations being done.

At time of unannounced inspection on 9/17/24, cert rep observed chipping paint and plaster in the following rooms: The Pre-K room had chipped purple paint around the window area due to window renovations, the PS 1 A room had chipped purple paint by the window. The PK counts room had chipped/bubbling paint and plaster on the ceiling near the cove where the windows are being replaced.

During unannounced inspection on 8/21/24, In the infant A room, an infant was observed sleeping in a crib and there was not 2 feet of space on three sides of the crib.

During unannounced inspection on 8/21/24, a child's lunch containing chicken nuggets was observed in the cubbies in the Young Two's Room and the lunch was not refrigerated.

During unannounced inspection on 6/26/24, the facility's emergency plan had not been updated to meet Federal requirements under 45 CFR § 98.41(a)(1)(vii), which includes having a plan for Continuity of Operations.

During unannounced inspection on 6/26/24, the most updated version of the facility's emergency plan did not include information on how parents will be contacted during an emergency, when parents will be notified throughout the course of the emergency (at the onset and conclusion) and did not specify that parents will be provided with instruction on how to be safely reunited with children at the conclusion of the emeregency.

During unannounced inspection on 6/26/24, the second-floor school age room is not being used for child care and was observed to be used for storage. Window molding was missing around some of the windows and items such as a desk, vacuum, and other child care supplies were being stored in this space, making it unsuitable and unsafe to provide care in this room.

During unannounced inspection on 6/26/24, the facility's emergency plan did not include the procedures that would be followed during a lockdown.

During investigation on 5/29/24, due to self-reported non-compliance, staff person #1, #2, #3, and #4, acknowledged that child #1 was left unsupervised in the Pre-K classroom when staff person #5 transitioned the class downstairs to the "City Place" room at the end of the day. Child #1 was left unsupervised for an undetermined amount of time but based on the time the class transitioned to "City Place" and the time the parent arrived to pick up child #1, it appears child #1 was alone for approximately 25-40 minutes.

During renewal inspection, the orange wall behind the door in the Pre 2 room had a hole in the plaster.

During renewal inspection, the blue, child sized furniture in the Pre 1 room had rips in the fabric and was in need of repair or replacement.

During renewal inspection, the health report for child #1 did not include a statement from the physician regarding if the child is able to participate in child care and is free from contagious or communicable diseases.

During renewal inspection, staff person #1 had an expired first aid and CPR certification on file dated 10/16/20.

During renewal inspection emergency contact form were not present in the infant room, Pre-2 room, and Pre-K rooms for the children receiving care in the rooms.

Facility staff #1 used physical discipline on their child at the facility.

Facility staff #1 singled out their own child and used harsh and demeaning language towards the child in the facility.

On 5/31/2023 a child received an injury while at the facility, the accident, injury and illness report was not given to a parent on the day of the incident.

There was not an NSOR clearance on file for facility staff #1 and #2. Facility staff #6 had an FBI clearance that was over 60 months.

At the time of inspection there was not verification that an emergency drill was conducted at least annually.

At the time of inspection there was not the required annual fire system inspection or documentation of monthly fire system checks on file at the facility.

At the time of inspection the facility did not have a specific lock-down procedure in the emergency plan.

At the time of inspection, the emergency contact form for facility child #1 was not updated at least every 6 months. The last updated was 12/17/2021.

There was not acceptable verification of education in the file for facility staff #3.

Facility staff #2 did not have the required pediatric first aid and CPR within 90 days of hire.

Facility staff #1 did not obtain Mandated Reporter Training within 90 days of employment. The hire date was 7/6/2021 and the training was completed 2/12/2022. Facility staff #2 did not have the required clearances or receipts of those requests at the time of hire. The hire date was 9/7/2021 and the State Police clearance was dated 1/26/2022, the NSOR clearance was dated 2/15/2022 and the receipt for FBI fingerprinting was 2/2/2022. Facility staff #3 did not have the required clearances or receipts of those requests at the time of hire. The hire date was 9/21/2021 and the State Police clearance and Child Abuse clearances were dated 1/26/2022. The NSOR clearance was dated 2/15/2022. The FBI receipt for fingerprinting was dated 1/24/2022. Facility staff #5 did not have the required clearances or receipts of those requests at the time of hire. The hire date was 11/29/2021 and the State Police clearance and Child Abuse clearances were dated 1/28/2022. The FBI clearance was dated 2/9/2022 and the NSOR clearance was dated 2/15/2022. Facility staff #6 did not have the required clearances or receipts of those requests at the time of hire. Facility staff #6 did not have the required…

Emergency plan training was not provided to all staff at the time of initial employment. Facility staff #1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10 and #11 received training in the facility emergency plan after they started working at the facility.

Facility staff #1 did not have the required health assessment at the time of initial hire. The hire date was 7/6/2021 and the health assessment was dated 8/5/2021. Facility staff #3 had a health assessment that was more than 12 months prior to providing initial services at the facility. The hire date was 9/21/2021 and the health assessment in the file was dated 11/10/2019. Facility staff #7 did not have the required health assessment at the time of initial hire. The hire date was 11/8/2021 and the health assessment was dated 1/27/2022. Facility staff #10 did not have the required health assessment at the time of initial hire. The hire date was 1/3/2022 and the health assessment was dated 1/27/2022.

The health assessment in the record for facility staff #2 did not specify that an exam for communicable diseases was conducted or that the staff person is suitable to provide child care.

Facility staff #2 and #3 did not complete the required Health and Safety Training Topics within 90 days of hire. Facility staff #2 had a hire date of 9/7/2021 and the date of the completed training was 2/1/2022. At the time of inspection facility staff #3 did not have verification of the completed training and had a hire date of 9/21/2021.

On 1/19/2022 facility staff #1 singled out facility child #1 by taking a video focused on the child, commenting about the child's behavior and sending the video to multiple parents.

On 1/19/2022 facility staff #2 physically restrained facility child #1 by using her legs to restrict the child's movement.

On 1/19/2022 facility staff #1 violated facility child #1's confidentiality by taking a video of the child and sending the video to other parents. The video focused on facility child #1 and facility staff #1 can be heard commenting about the child's behavior.

On 9/23/2021 at naptime, a video recording captured facility staff #1 roughly grabbed facility child #1 to put on her cot causing the child to fall into the cot.